Many Americans do not realize that there are several places in our country where a woman can kill her baby up until the moment of delivery for any reason. While the exception is always stated "for the life and health of the mother" what the majority of people do not realize is, "life and health" is so loosely defined as to include anything affecting a woman's emotional state. If a woman seeking an abortion simply declares, "I cannot have this baby because it will drive me crazy" that qualifies as a health issue and there is no authority to verify or screen these cases therefore, abortion even minutes before birth, again, for any reason, becomes permissible.

Tragically this past week, a 29-year old woman and her baby died as the result of fatal complications suffered during a botched, "safe and legal" abortion at 33 weeks performed by LeRoy Carhart at Germantown Reproductive Health Center (GRHC) in Germantown, Maryland. The myth of back alley abortions injuring and killing women if abortion were not legal is rendered mute by such a case as this when a so-called legal abortion ends in the death of not just a viable baby, but the mother as well.

Not only is this a horrific tragedy that has ended the life of two human beings, it will never be on any major news website or evening news program and the abortionist may never be held accountable for his actions. It simply does not fit in with the culture of death we live in today and sadly to what we call the state run media, it is not a story worth reporting because it does not fit their agenda of misleading the public.

The woman, who came for a third trimester abortion from out-of-state, arrived at GRHC on Sunday and was seen by pro-life activists every day through Wednesday. Eyewitnesses said she appeared "pale and weak."

Early Thursday morning, the woman began suffering chest pains and other discomforting symptoms. Her attempts to reach Carhart were unsuccessful.

The woman was taken by her family from her hotel to a nearby hospital emergency room at approximately 5:00 a.m. Efforts by hospital staff to contact Carhart or get informational assistance from the abortion clinic were unsuccessful.

The patient suffered massive internal bleeding into her abdominal cavity. She slipped into a Code Blue condition approximately six times before finally succumbing to her injuries at around 9:30 a.m. The case has been placed with the Medical Examiner for further investigation.

This tragic incident occurred the same day that anotherÂ medical emergencyÂ took place at a New Mexico abortion clinic involving long-time Carhart associate Shelley Sella. At the time of that incident, a Medical Board in New Mexico was voting to clear Sella ofÂ negligence charges, related to a botched third trimester abortion using the same risky late-term abortion method employed by Carhart. This dangerous out-patient abortion process includes long periods of time where the patient is unmonitored while taking strong doses of a drug that causes unpredictable and sometimes violent contractions.

"The avoidable death of this young woman dramatically illustrates the dangers of third trimester abortions that are done outside of the safety of obstetrical standards," said Troy Newman, president of Operation Rescue and Pro-life Nation.

"In 2005, Carhart was also involved in the death of Christin Gilbert, who died after a third trimester abortion in Wichita, Kansas. It is time for medical boards to put an end to these horrifically dangerous and barbaric third trimester abortions. If they do not, we can only expect Carhart and his associates to send more women to the morgue."

â€œThree things need to happen here," said Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life. "First, the state of Maryland has to shut down Carhart's killing business. Second, every person who cares about this needs to spread the word immediately about this tragedy, to awaken the consciences of our neighbors. This includes pastors speaking out about the harm abortion does, and it includes all of us telling the stories of those harmed and killed by abortion."

This is a barbaric practice. Women and Dr.’s who have these abortions deserve to die themselves. The babies are innocents and there are other options, such as adoption. These babies feel the pain of an abortion, and they are people too, regardless of what people would like you to believe. God will judge all of those involved in these situations.

this is very sad! and I wouldn’t consider this an abortion I would consider this downright MURDER! why would a woman wait till she was 33 weeks pregnant to kill her baby(not fetus, BABY)this is downright barbaric in every sense of the manner! she could have just waited a few weeks and had the sweet baby and gave it up for adoption to someone that desperately wants a child but can not have one! I hate that she died but as someone mentioned in one of the below comments “you reap what you sow!”and as for the doctor who performed this murder he should be held accountable for his actions in this murder also! I also believe that he should never ever be able to practice medicine in the United States ever again! I find it appalling that this goes on in our country everyday! this makes me furious and sad all at the same time!

Anyone who thinks that women don’t have late term abortions just to have them are in denial.It happens all the time and for someone to say,”no one I mean no one” is just making excuses for someone who decided to kill her”BABY”not a fetus.Remember Tiller the Baby Killer? He did late term abortions or should I say Murders all the time.Well you reap what you sow my heart breaks for the innocent little baby that was brutally killed.Sometimes GOD just has had enough!

This is outrageous and despicable. This woman didn’t “decide all of a sudden” that she wanted to abort a viable fetus. Something in the pregnancy went horribly wrong and this was one of those instances where the life of the mother was at risk – pregnancy is dangerous. Here is an instance where even removing the late-term fetus wasn’t enough to save her. There was a baby registry, fer God’s sake. No one, I mean NO ONE, aborts a viable fetus unless the mother’s life is at stake. This is a shameful misrepresentation of the facts in order to promote a self-righteous anti-woman agenda. You don’t care who you hurt with the lies you tell. Stop it. If you have to exploit the tragedy of others to make your argument, maybe you don’t have an argument.

Agreed. The origination of this article is from a man who is on the Right Wing Watch website. He runs two anti-choice groups out of Canada. CANADA! These people are bsolute lunatics and fringe information peddlers. They twist things to suit their agenda so they can raise money from the conservatives who are ‘outraged.’ They have no information on this other than conjecture because medical history is protected by HIPPA. This is a BS story.

I’m not sure how to even respond to such shills for the abortion industry as you two women are. You know that killing a 33 week gestation baby is murder, a grisly act of barbarism that should NEVER be allowed in this country, there is nothing else to call it.

There is NEVER a reason to kill a 33 week old child and there have been plenty of cases where so-called fetal abnormalities have turned out to be nothing and those children have lived normal lives. Even if there were abnormalities, there is absolutely no reason to kill a child in this manner. The child should have been delivered at full term in a few weeks and their abnormalities dealt with then.

The abortionist in this case, butchered this woman and neither the killer nor anyone could reached at the abortion clinic when they took this woman to the emergency room.

And Lexi, you know nothing about the killing industry if you think NO ONE aborts a viable baby. It happens every day in this country by women who just simply decide they do not want their child because it is an inconvenience.

Why are you protecting an industry of death? Do you know what REALLY goes on in an abortion clinic? Do you know the men and women who are behind this grisly industry and the way their heinous acts are protected by the main stream media? Are you even aware of how many of these abortionists have had charges against them? Are you even aware that the clinics and abortionists that did unsafe “back alley” abortions changed nothing when abortion became legal? Are you aware that there is no such thing as a safe abortion?

Do you even have a clue as to the monsters you are dealing with in this industry? Spend 20 years finding out how this “business” REALLY works and then we can have a conversation.

Oh – at 29 years old – and she doesn’t know HOW to prevent pregnancy? Nobody ever told her about the “Morning After Pill”? Sorry, I have no sympathy for this woman … I lost 9 children through miscarriages, before I finally had my 1st child. The doctors told me I probabley would never be able to carry full term. I had 4 children – 2 girls full term – 1 son @ 36 weeks – 1 son @ 22 weeks. All are grown with children (1 with 2 grandchildren). Going through what I went through to HAVE children – I have no sympathy for anyone who deliberately aborts a child. The law says it is not a child unless it draws a breath – do you know how many aborted children are tossed into the trash cans CRYING? WAY TOO MANY!!!

Wanna know why I know this story is TOTAL BS? Because there was a BABY REGISTRY! If the baby could have been delivered by C-section, it would have been – and they probably tried. Stop spreading lies. NO ONE kills a viable fetus in the third-trimester. It is ILLEGAL. STOP IT! You are the mouthpiece of Satan and you will pay.

Ruth Bodencak “aborted” children are NOT tossed into the trash crying. Wanna know how I know? Because you can’t “abort” a live baby. Do you know what else I know? This woman most likely died from complications similar to yours. She wanted that baby – there was a BABY REGISTRY! This is a tragedy of huge proportions and you self-righteous, shamers, want to blame her for something that was out of her control. If she and the baby died w/o seeking emergency medical treatment would you still berate her? What is wrong with you people?

Lexie, you are living in a fantasy world created by your mind and the main stream media that has absolutely no basis in reality. You can’t abort a LIVE BABY? Where did you dig up that vile piece of propaganda? Every baby aborted in this country is ALIVE, EVERY SINGLE ONE. How else are abortions done? Do you actually think abortions are preformed on dead babies? How do you think a baby dies in an abortion? Did you know that there are plenty of babies that are actually born alive by abortions that did not work?

Are you at all familiar with President Obama not signing the Infant Born Alive Act? Your President would not sign a bill that required assistance to be given to babies that are born as a result of an abortion gone wrong (or right depending how you look at it). If LIVE babies are not aborted, why would there be such a law?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born-Alive_Infants_Protection_Act

You need to get educated about what goes on in this industry and stop spouting lies on topics that you are utterly unfamiliar with. You are GROSSLY misinformed about what is legal and what is not legal in the killing industry. Maryland law allows for the killing of an unborn child at any time during pregnancy if the “life and health” of the mother is at risk and if the baby, “is affected by genetic defect or serious deformity or abnormality.”http://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2005/ghg/20-209.html

Lexie, you do not know what you are talking about and you are the one that is spreading abominable LIES because you are either ignorant of what happens in this industry or you are doing it on purpose. Please get educated and stop spreading foolishness.

Ruth said “aborted babies” are left crying in the trash. That is impossible. When a third-trimester fetus is aborted, it is NOT extracted “whole”. You people are despicable. Stop spreading lies. Or, in the alternative, how about you present your “proof” that this woman chose to abort a 33-week viable fetus? Go ahead, I’ll wait. You imply that you know all about this situation. How? Personal family friend? Journalistic research? I will TOTALLY apologize if you show me a verifiable report of the facts involved.

Wrong again Lexie. This will be the last time I respond to you until you are willing to educate yourself on this matter. I cannot spend time discussing what goes on with someone that is as blatantly misinformed as you are.

I do not have the facts in their entirety of the 33 week abortion case and that is mainly because the killing industry is so protected by the media and the fact that there are no regulations on it. I may have more information as early as the end of next week and will put up another article when that information becomes available.

Yes, babies are left crying in the trash, WHAT DO YOU THINK the Infant Born Alive Act was about? Did you get that, “INFANT BORN ALIVE!” Please read the links in my previous post.

Also, do you know what partial birth abortion is? Have you ever heard of that. It is a heinous procedure where a LIVE baby is pulled out breach and the back of its is punctured to suck its brain out so it can be delivered. Your President Obama also voted AGAINST banning this disgusting procedure:http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/facts/pbafacts.html

Get educated Lexie, the world needs more informed people. Ignorance is a tool of Satan.

You aren’t comprehending what I’m saying. The live babies in the trash are babies who are born to mothers who don’t want them and put them in the trash. They are NOT aborted. They are live births that are then placed in the trash. This is why the baby drop-offs were instituted. So that babies could be left in a safe place w/o the mother fearing retribution. Abortion, on the other hand, BY DEFINITION, is the TERMINATION of a pregnancy. If the fetus has not already died in the womb, it is killed and then removed. Thus Mr. holier-than-though, self-righteous, crazy person, unless you believe that dead/destroyed fetuses can cry, it is impossible to have a “crying abortion in the trash”. The #1 thing that you demonstrate here, is that facts and definitions are unimportant to you. You decide that words mean whatever you want them to. That’s why it is so easy for you to exploit a family’s tragedy in order to conjure myths to support your agenda and spread your propaganda.

Sad.so sad that a woman has to feel like she has to kill her child to have the life she thinks she wants and in turn it kills her. life to me is a gift although I can’t ever put myself in the position this poor girl was in I can only hope she found peace with god before she left this world. my prayers are for her and hope god has mercy on her so maybe she will see her baby in heaven.

so what if the baby was thought to be disabled, it was still a HUMAN LIFE. this doctor and the hospital should be sued ito the fullest extent of the law. but then this is only my opinion. The Bible says THOU SHALT not KILL. i this this referrs to the born and unborn